Her Leo, so bright, so beautiful. And in the end, so catastrophically flawed.
Thats what happens to Snow in Texas, lady. It freaking MELTS!!" Leo Valdez- The Lost Hero
Leo: I'm almost out of gas! Woah, that came out wrong. I meant the burning kind!
Is it beautiful?” “Really weird. But don’t get hung up on the angels. They’re mostly assholes.
Not for the first time, it occurred to me that sorrow could be purified into song the same way a piece of coal is purified into a diamond.
She did not care about anything very much. Hope was gone. She existed that was all.
This was the price for the the strange life she had chosen, but she had gone into it with eyes open, and there was no profit in regret.
Heed my words, daughter, if you ever mean to be happy: Never give yourself to a man.
Why, she wondered, do we always reserve our worst hatred for our own?
To marry is to surrender everything--not only your body but your pride, your independence, even your life.
Who was to know what went on in a person's heart? A wise woman kept her own counsel.
Give a boy - ANY boy - enough time, and he WILL eventually pick his nose!
Don't ever trust men with good intentions. They'll always disappoint you." Leo
I get the same buzz cleaning up the yard as Leo Tolstoy did from scything hay.
The best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets. All lying - you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there's a calamity.
Friends are sometimes a big help when they share your feelings. In the context of decisions, the friends who will serve you best are those who understand your feelings but are not overly impressed by them.
The very best moment of writing 'Swamplandia!' was when I figured out what the ending should be. And even though I changed the prose of it, that realization was an ice cube melting in my chest.
The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.
Blending consensus historical events and personages with imaginary occult forces is a strong recipe for counterfactual storytelling goodness that combines the best of two worlds: resonant history with wild-eyed fantasy.
The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are.
One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy is what you find right around the corner, in this world. That's where the old stuff came from.
